Which is harder: Ninja Gaiden or Castlevania?

[Ziggy]

The first Ninja Gaiden and the first Castlevania on the NES, which one is harder and why?

[final fight cd]

this isn't even contest. ninja gaiden, for me, is hands down harder than castlevania. i own castlevania with one leg tied behind my back and i have never come close to beating ninja gaiden.

ninja gaiden is just too cheap. and when i play it, luck seems to be the only factor that gets me from level to level.

[Czernobog]

Ninja Gaiden. I have a hard time late in Castlevania but can get pretty far without too much difficulty. I can play Ninja Gaiden for hours and come nowhere near the end.

[Xeogred]

Ninja Gaiden by far. Faster paced, more brutal pits and jumps, etc.

[alienjesus]

I haven't played Castlevania, but I think it looks really difficult. Maybe I'll try sometime to compare.

[Redifer]

Ninja Gaiden is definitely harder (and much less enjoyable as a game).

[Gnashvar]

I have a hard time with the bosses in Castlevania. I can't even get to Dracula. On the other hand I can rush through Ninja Gaiden until... 6-2.

[Ziggy]

I have a hard time with the bosses in Castlevania.

Holy water + triple shot. That's how you beat the game easily. It freezes the bosses. Though I'm proud to say I've beaten the game without using the holy water "cheat" (not including Dracula's second form).

I haven't played Castlevania, but I think it looks really difficult. Maybe I'll try sometime to compare.

You really should try CV, it's such a great NES game. It'll be hard to compare the two games though. NG is very fast paced, CV will seem like you're crawling in comparison.

ninja gaiden is just too cheap. and when i play it, luck seems to be the only factor that gets me from level to level.

I use to think the same thing about CV though when I first played it. They games are very similar to the way you have to work them. You notice after a while, if you do the same exact thing every time, the same things will happen every time. Every once in a while you'll get thrown a wild cart, but for the most part, once you "learn" how to get through a part, you can do it that way every time. I'm talking about both CV and NG here.




I've played and beaten CV more times that I can remember, but I only played NG for the first time the other day. I've already gotten up to the second form of the last boss, and it didn't take that much effort. CV, on the other hand, I remember thinking that I'd NEVER be able to beat it. It might just be that I sucked at video games back then, and that I'm better now. But I honestly don't know which one is harder.

[final fight cd]

I've played and beaten CV more times that I can remember, but I only played NG for the first time the other day. I've already gotten up to the second form of the last boss, and it didn't take that much effort. CV, on the other hand, I remember thinking that I'd NEVER be able to beat it. It might just be that I sucked at video games back then, and that I'm better now. But I honestly don't know which one is harder.

i probably should give ninja gaiden another go. it has been awhile since i've played it last. i forget, but does castlevania have limited continues?

[Ziggy]

Castlevania has unlimited continues.